Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in teachers of a state school in municipality of Bico do Papagaio, State of Tocantins

The present study has the general objective of analyzing risk factors for cardiovascular diseases among teachers of a public school. This is an exploratory study with a quantitative-qualitative approach, carried out with teachers from a public school in a city in the physical activities. The hereditary character appears in 42% for hypertension and for Bico do parrot region. The sample consisted of 19 professors, which corresponds to 100% of the population. Held from May 19 to 25, 2016. Of 19 individuals, 42% said they were hypertensive, 32% are diabetic. Of the total of teachers, 58% use alcoholic beverages. Regarding the use of cigarettes, 37% are smokers. Among the interviewees, only 38% reported practicing diabetes 32% of the subjects. By analyzing the results, it is emphasized that there is a high prevalence of modifiable CRFs, such as physical inactivity, smoking and alcohol consumption, in the small young population studied and, therefore, a great possibility for developing chronic degenerative diseases. These issues are directly related to quality of life. We conclude that this study, although carried out with a small population that is part of the institution's professionals, presents us with extremely significant data and denotes the importance of preventive measures to reduce the high cardiovascular risk factors among these professionals